Union house minister Amit Shah on Wednesday chaired a gathering of officers of Intelligence Bureau (IB) from throughout the nation to debate points associated to cross-border terrorism, narcotics smuggling, terrorist financing, organised crimes, cyber crimes and use of drones from throughout the border, folks acquainted with the event mentioned.

During the six-hour-long assembly that began at 11am and continued until 5pm in nationwide capital New Delhi, the house minister burdened on the necessity to additional strengthen the method of knowledge sharing and enhancing liaison between counter-terrorism and anti-drug companies of the states.

“Union home minister Amit Shah chaired a high level meeting of Intelligence Bureau (IB) officers from across the country in New Delhi today and reviewed the internal security situation of the country. The meeting held extensive discussions on various issues related to national security including counter terrorism, threat from extremism, cyber security related issues, border related aspects and threats from cross border elements to the integrity and stability of the nation,” an announcement by the ministry of house affairs (MHA) later mentioned.

At the assembly, the assertion mentioned Shah underlined the federal government’s dedication to make sure the nation’s safety and the lauded the IB, India’s home intelligence company for its “very important contribution in maintaining peace in the country since Independence, anonymously without any expectations.”

“Our fight is against terrorism as well as its support system; till we do not fight strictly against both of them, victory over terrorism cannot be achieved,” he mentioned, in line with the assertion.

He additionally mentioned there was a necessity to regulate the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) by dismantling its the monetary and logistical assist system.

The house minister advised the officers on the IB’s headquarters in Delhi and its Subsidiary Intelligence Bureaus (SIBs) in states to make the nation’s coastal safety impenetrable. “For this, we should keep a close eye on even the smallest and most isolated port,” he added.

Speaking on the menace of medicine, he added “Narcotics not only ruins the youth of the country but the money earned from it also affects the internal security of the country, that is why we have to work together for its complete destruction.”

On using drones by Pakistan primarily based terror organisations to ship arms, medicine and explosives to India, Shah mentioned : “We have to make maximum use of anti-drone technology to stop smuggling of drugs from across the border through drones”.

Earlier, at a Chintan Shivir (brainstorming convention) of house ministers of states final month in Haryana’s Surajkund, Shah requested the states to arrange a ‘joint strategy’ for the interior and exterior safety issues of the nation. He additionally introduced opening the branches of National Investigation Agency (NIA) in all of the states by 2024.

“To achieve a decisive victory in the fight against terrorism, the legal framework is being strengthened, under which provision has been made to declare individual terrorists by amending the NIA and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act or UAPA. The NIA has been given extra territorial jurisdiction powers as well as authority to confiscate the property acquired by terrorists. Now, we have decided that NIA branches will be established in all the states by 2024,” Shah mentioned on the two-day convention final month.

The house minister, in a number of conferences on inside safety this 12 months, has burdened on the necessity for companies to maintain a watch on radical outfits and people, break the nexus of organised criminals and Pakistan backed terrorists and crackdown on narco-terrorists, who’re pushing big quantities of medicine by means of land and maritime borders of India, in addition to Khalistani sympathisers.